The Herald, Puyallup, WA -
The Puyallup School District’s transportation department passed an unannounced inspection by the Washington State Patrol on 25 percent of the school bus fleet.
The Puyallup School District’s transportation department passed an unannounced inspection by the Washington State Patrol on 25 percent of the school bus fleet.
The state patrol found none of the 47 needed to be out of service.
Nineteen unsatisfactory findings were found, but they didn’t warrant shutting down any buses, department staff reported.
Mechanics have attended to all unsatisfactory findings. This summer, the 188-bus fleet will have a scheduled maintenance.
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BELLINGHAM - The annual Fishermen's Memorial and Blessing of the Fleet will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Zuanich Point Park next to Squalicum Harbor.
The gathering will include a blessing for local fishers as they start their season. At the end of the ceremony, a wreath commemorating fishers who died at sea will be placed on the waters of Bellingham Bay.
Refreshments and seafood entree will be provided after the event in the Squalicum Boathouse. Participants are invited to bring a salad or side dish.
BLAINE - Fishermen lost at sea and those set to take to the waters will be honored at the annual Blaine Fishermen's Memorial and Blessing of the Fleet Sunday, May 5.
The ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Blaine Boating Center, 235 Marine Drive.
The gathering will include a blessing for local fishermen to wish them a safe and successful fishing season. At the end of the ceremony, a wreath commemorating fishermen who died at sea will be taken by the Plover ferry out into the harbor and laid to rest in Semiahmoo Bay.
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